Freshman Guaranteed Clinical Criteria
Applicants to the nursing freshmen guaranteed clinical program will be holistically reviewed using criteria such as high school GPA, ACT test scores, a personal statement, an essay, extra-curricular activities, honors, award recognitions, leadership roles, work/volunteer experiences.
First-time freshmen and applicants with fewer than 24 transferable college credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university and who meet the following minimum criteria may earn a guaranteed clinical space in the Traditional Full-Time Option:
- Admission to the University by completing the UMSL Undergraduate Application
- Minimum ACT score of 24
- Minimum high school GPA of 3.0 (as calculated by UMSL's Office of Admissions)
- Complete the Traditional BSN Nursing Supplemental Application
Pre-Clinical Transfer Student Admission Criteria
Transfer students who meet the following minimum criteria are eligible to declare Nursing as their major. Such students must still apply competitively for a clinical space during their last semester of general education coursework (see Clinical Admission Criteria below).
- Admission to the University by completing the UMSL Undergraduate Application
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (including all transferable courses)
Clinical Admission Criteria: Traditional Full-Time and Traditional Part-Time
- Admission to the University by completing the UMSL Undergraduate Application
- Complete the Traditional BSN Nursing Supplemental Application.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 (including all transferable courses)
- Satisfactory completion of all general education course requirements
- Grade of B- or higher within 5 years of enrollment in the clinical major for the following courses: Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology I, Anatomy & Physiology II, Microbiology
- Grade of C- or higher in all prerequisite courses except in the case of the above-listed science courses
General Education Course Requirements
Nursing majors must complete all general education requirements of the university as outlined in this Bulletin.
As part of meeting the university's general education requirements, the prerequisite courses listed under 1) Natural science course work, 2) Behavioral and social science course work, 3) Information literacy, and 4) Humanities, must be completed prior to beginning the clinical track. See a curriculum planning guide for specific courses and proper sequencing.
1) Natural Science Courses | ||
BIOL 1131 | Human Physiology and Anatomy I | 4 |
BIOL 1141 | Human Physiology and Anatomy II | 4 |
BIOL 1162 | General Microbiology | 3 |
CHEM 1052 | Chemistry for the Health Professions (MOTR CHEM 100) (or equivalent) | 4 |
2) Behavioral and Social Science Courses | ||
ECON 1000 | Economics in Everyday Life (MOTR ECON 100) (or equivalent) | 3 |
PSYCH 1003 | General Psychology (MOTR PSYC 100) | 3 |
PSYCH 2268 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology (MOTR PSYC 200) | 3 |
3) Information literacy | ||
MATH 1105 | Basic Probability and Statistics (or equivalent) | 3 |
4) Humanities | ||
PHIL 2256 | Bioethics | 3 |
Nursing Pre-Major Courses
NURSE 1000 | Cultural Diversity in Healthcare | 3 |
NURSE 1050 | Communication for the Healthcare Professional | 3 |
NURSE 2050 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURSE 2000 | Nutrition in Health | 3 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Nursing Major Courses
NURSE 3000 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Concepts Across the Lifespan | 3 |
NURSE 3010 | Foundations of Professional Practice | 3 |
NURSE 3020 | Fundamental Concepts of Nursing Care | 3 |
NURSE 3030 | Health Assessment Concepts | 3 |
NURSE 3040 | Concepts of Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NURSE 3050 | Concepts of Pharmacology | 3 |
NURSE 3060 | Behavioral Health Concepts | 5 |
NURSE 3070 | Concepts of Caring for Adults I | 5 |
NURSE 4010 | Concepts of Caring for Adults II | 5 |
NURSE 4020 | Concepts of Caring for Women and the Childbearing Family | 3 |
NURSE 4025 | Care of Women and Children Clinical | 2 |
NURSE 4030 | Concepts of Caring for Children and Families | 3 |
NURSE 4050 | Concepts of Community Focused Care | 5 |
NURSE 4060 | Synthesis of Concepts in Professional Nursing | 4 |
NURSE 4065 | Synthesis of Professional Practice Immersion Clinical | 4 |
NURSE elective | 3 | |
Total Hours | 57 |
All undergraduate nursing students must have access to transportation to their clinical practice experiences. Students must provide their own transportation to and from clinical agencies, which may be scheduled throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area, including Jefferson County and Illinois. Students who must use public transportation must inform their Program Director.
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (Pass/Fail) Grading
Undergraduate nursing majors may not take required prerequisite general education or nursing courses on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Credit by Transfer Examination
Credit may be granted for selected general studies. Please contact an advisor for information.
Latin Honor Requirements
In accordance with the University's Latin Honors policy, candidates graduating from the College of Nursing in the 2020-2021 Academic Year must meet the following GPA qualifications:
Summa Cum Laude | 3.966 | |
Magna Cum Laude | 3.891 | |
Cum Laude | 3.751 |
Learning Outcomes
- Integrate into practice theories and evidence-based concepts from nursing, the arts, sciences, and humanities to provide comprehensive nursing care in a variety of settings.
- Integrate clinical reasoning and problem solving in professional practice.
- Administer culturally competent, compassionate, holistic care to promote healthy outcomes for diverse individuals, families, communities, and populations during all life phases.
- Use evidence-based practices to promote health, manage illness, and prevent injury among individuals, families, communities, and populations.
- Utilize communication skills to enhance relationships with patients and families and collaboration among members of the health care team.
- Assume responsibility and accountability for decisions and actions based on professional intrapersonal values, ethical and legal obligations, standards of practice, social justice, and economics.
- Integrate principles of health education, management, leadership, quality care, and patient safety when organizing, coordinating, and engaging in professional practice.
- Demonstrate knowledge of health care policies and finance in a regulatory environment and their influence on health care access and quality.
- Exhibit motivation and self-direction in activities that contribute to lifelong personal, professional, and intellectual development.
- Utilize health care technology and information management systems to promote quality care and patient safety.
BSN Traditional Full-Time Study Plan
(for Students Admitted as Freshmen)
Students who were admitted prior to Fall 2018 should follow the plan from the year they were admitted. Four Year plans for each catalog year prior to Fall 2018 can be found in the Archives Section.
First Year | |||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
ENGL 1100 | 3 | BIOL 1131 | 4 |
MATH 1030 | 3 | CHEM 1052 | 4 |
BIOL 1102 | 3 | ECON 1000 | 3 |
PSYCH 1003 | 3 | NURSE 1050 | 3 |
NURSE 1000 | 3 | ||
15 | 14 | ||
Second Year | |||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
BIOL 1141 | 4 | NURSE 2050 | 3 |
BIOL 1162 | 3 | MATH 1105 | 3 |
PSYCH 2268 | 3 | PHIL 2256 | 3 |
NURSE 2000 | 3 | CORE: US History & Government | 3 |
EXPLORE: Humanities & Fine Arts | 3 | EXPLORE: Humanities & Fine Arts | 3 |
16 | 15 | ||
Third Year | |||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
NURSE 3000 | 3 | NURSE 3070 | 5 |
NURSE 3010 | 3 | NURSE 3050 | 3 |
NURSE 3020 | 3 | NURSE 3060 | 5 |
NURSE 3030 | 3 | ENGL 3100 | 3 |
NURSE 3040 | 3 | ||
15 | 16 | ||
Fourth Year | |||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
NURSE 4010 | 5 | NURSE 4060 | 4 |
NURSE 4020 | 3 | NURSE 4065 | 4 |
NURSE 4030 | 3 | NURSE 4050 | 5 |
NURSE 4025 | 2 | ||
Nursing Elective | 3 | ||
16 | 13 | ||
Total Hours: 120 |
PLEASE NOTE: This plan is an example of what an academic plan could look like for a typical student. Placement exam scores in math as well as the completion of coursework may change the plan. It should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor. All requirements are subject to change.
BSN Traditional Part-Time Study Plan
This plan assumes that a student has completed all prerequisites for admission.
First Year | |||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
Prerequisite courses added | 54 | NURSE 3110 | 3 | NURSE 3111 | 3 |
NURSE 2101 | 2 | NURSE 3106 | 4 | ENGL 1100 | 3 |
NURSE 2103 | 3 | ||||
NURSE 2105 | 3 | ||||
62 | 7 | 6 | |||
Second Year | |||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
NURSE 3101 | 6 | NURSE 3205 | 5 | NURSE 3214 | 4 |
NURSE 3817 | 3 | NURSE 3807 | 3 | ||
6 | 8 | 7 | |||
Third Year | |||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
NURSE 3206 | 5 | NURSE 3215 | 4 | NURSE 3808 | 2 |
NURSE 3804 | 3 | NURSE 3216 | 4 | NURSE 4300 | 4 |
8 | 8 | 6 | |||
Fourth Year | |||||
Fall | Hours | ||||
NURSE 4310 | 6 | ||||
Nursing elective (optional) | |||||
6 | |||||
Total Hours: 124 |